Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Mere's Art Official site of illustrator Meredith Simkins Hayes ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.meresart.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Pages - [Home](https://www.meresart.com/) - At Mere's Art you can view comics and artwork, get commissioned pieces, and shop for handmade goods, all by artist Meredith Simkins Hayes! - [Portfolio](https://www.meresart.com/portfolio/) - The illustration portfolio of artist Meredith Simkins Hayes - [Seeds](https://www.meresart.com/seeds/) - Read a voluntaryist comic about liberty and survival by Meredith Simkins Hayes. - [Seeds Three](https://www.meresart.com/seeds/seeds3/) - Read Chapter Four. - [Seeds Four](https://www.meresart.com/seeds/seeds4/) - Read Chapter Four of Seeds, a comic about liberty and survival by Meredith Simkins Hayes - [Contact](https://www.meresart.com/contact/) - Looking for an illustrator? Want to commission a piece of art? Want to buy a piece that you see on the site? Contact me at mere@meresart.com! I’d be happy to create whatever you wish for. Feel free to ask questions regarding pieces, prices, or anything else you are curious about. I look forward to satisfying - [Shorts](https://www.meresart.com/shorts/) - Read short stories by illustrator Meredith Simkins Hayes. - [Red](https://www.meresart.com/shorts/red/) - Get a copy of Red here! - [The White Deer](https://www.meresart.com/shorts/whitedeer/) - Get a copy of The White Deer here! - [Little Ghostly Lady](https://www.meresart.com/shorts/inktober23/) - Get a copy of Little Ghostly Lady here! - [Store](https://www.meresart.com/store/) - Shop for original artwork and home-made quality good by Meredith Simkins Hayes - [Cart](https://www.meresart.com/cart/) - Cart details for Mere's Art - [Account](https://www.meresart.com/account/) - Account details for a Mere's Art customer - [Cornales](https://www.meresart.com/shorts/cornales/) - An original short story comic about love and longing by Meredith Simkins Hayes - [Seeds Two](https://www.meresart.com/seeds/seeds2/) - Read Chapter Three - [Seeds One](https://www.meresart.com/seeds/seeds1/) - Read Chapter Two ## Store Items - [Indigo Shawl with Sleeves](https://www.meresart.com/store/indigo-shawl-with-sleeves/) - This deep blue and silky-soft garment can be worn as a cozy scarf or delicate shawl with sleeves, making it the perfect accessory from fall to spring. It is 64” long and specifically knit to have an eye catching pattern on the outside and be maximally soft inside. This shawl is hand knit with premium acrylic wool and can be machine washed and dried (cold water and low heat for best results). - [Cranberry Bog Beanie](https://www.meresart.com/store/cranberry-bog-beanie/) - This one-of-a-kind beanie is 10 inches tall and has a 18 inch diameter but can comfortably stretch to 26 inches and fits any adult. It is hand-dyed a rosy cranberry with stretches of jade, speckles of deep blue, and hand-knit from super soft and cozy fine merino wool. This fall accessory should be hand-washed in cold water and air dried. - [Starlight to Silver Tencel-Wool Yarn Fade Set](https://www.meresart.com/store/starlight-to-silver-tencel-wool-yarn-fade-set/) - These three hand-dyed skeins of a wool-tencel blend shift subtly from glowing white to sterling silver for a truly one-of-a-kind fade set. Tencel is a plant-based fiber much like bamboo and is an inexpensive and eco-friendly alternative to silk. Combined with cozy recycled wool this yarn is perfect for chilly and warm-weather apparel. Each skein is 100 grams(3.5 ounces) and 383 yards(350 meters), totaling 300 grams and 1,149 yards of four-ply fingering/sock weight yarn from Knomad. - [Ripening Raspberry Peruvian Wool Variegated Fade Set](https://www.meresart.com/store/ripening-raspberry-peruvian-wool-variegated-fade-set/) - This soft and cozy yarn is 100% Peruvian Highland Wool, and hand-dyed to shift from spring green to rosy red, following the ripening of juicy wild raspberries. The whole set is six 50 gram skeins, totaling 300 grams and 1,308 yards of fingering/sock weight yarn from KnitPicks. - [Copper Garden Necklace and Earring Set](https://www.meresart.com/store/copper-garden-necklace-and-earring-set/) - An antique copper rattlesnake, delicate branch, and strings of new jade nuggets with peach freshwater pearls are balanced by clusters of cinnamon Czech glass leaves, peppered with icy mint Czech glass flowers, and fruity Rose Aventurine rounds. This 16” necklace is the perfect length to sit at the base of your neck or double up on your wrist, and while it does connect by a leafy antique copper toggle clasp, the beads are strung on stretch cord for easy wear. Paired with matching delicate drop earrings, this set is the perfect combination of elegant and lush. - [Traveling Companions Oil Painting](https://www.meresart.com/store/traveling-companions-oil-painting/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original oil painting measuring 8×10 inches on framed canvas. - [Solitary Flier Oil Painting](https://www.meresart.com/store/solitary-flier-oil-painting/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original oil painting measuring 8×10 inches on framed canvas. - [Moonlit Vermillion Tree Oil Painting](https://www.meresart.com/store/moonlit-vermillion-tree-oil-painting/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original oil painting measuring 9×12 inches on framed canvas. - [Moonlit Jade Tree Oil](https://www.meresart.com/store/moonlit-jade-tree-oil/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original oil painting measuring 9×12 inches on framed canvas. - [Cow in Storm Oil Painting](https://www.meresart.com/store/cow-in-storm-oil-painting/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original oil painting measuring 10×10 inches on framed canvas. - [Appalachian View Acrylic Painting](https://www.meresart.com/store/appalachian-view-acrylic-painting/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original acrylic painting measuring 10×10 inches on framed canvas. - [Portrait of Heat Lightning](https://www.meresart.com/store/portrait-of-heat-lightning/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original oil painting measuring 8×12 inches on framed canvas. - [Ripening Blueberry Merino-Alpaca-Silk Fade Set](https://www.meresart.com/store/ripening-blueberry-merino-alpaca-silk-fade-set/) - This unbelievably soft yarn is 70% Extrafine Merino Wool, 20% Royal Alpaca, and 10% Mulberry Silk, and hand-dyed to shift gently from pale jade to rosy red to deep indigo, following the ripening of juicy wild blueberries. The whole set is one 100 gram and four 50 gram sekins, totaling 300 grams and 1,311 yards of fingering/sock weight yarn from Knomad. - [Memento Mori (Don't Be Scared) Oil Painting](https://www.meresart.com/store/memento-mori-dont-be-scared-oil-painting/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original oil painting and collage measuring 9 × 12 inches on canvas board fixed to a wooden frame. The collage includes a bluebird skeleton, feathers, cat claws, cicada wing, leaves, spent bullets, silver hair, eggshell, and small stones. All animal pieces were collected humanely (i.e. found in my yard). - [Waiting on Freedom Ink Illustration](https://www.meresart.com/store/waiting-on-freedom-ink-illustration/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original ink illustration measuring 4.75 x 6.5” on 140lb cold-pressed paper. - [Spirit Shepherd Ink Illustration](https://www.meresart.com/store/spirit-shepherd-ink-illustration/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original ink illustration measuring 4.5 x 4.75” on 140lb cold-pressed paper. - [Moss-Covered Rock Purse](https://www.meresart.com/store/moss-covered-rock-purse/) - This one-of-a-kind handmade purse is the coziest way to carry the magic of nature with you. The body of the bag is dark grey hand-stiched Muirhead Fine Scottish Leather and topped with supersoft baby alpaca boucle yarn, hand-dyed and hand-knit into glowing green moss. The 36” strap is hand-knit from sleek silver cotton yarn, and the interior is also cotton with a lovely green-blue watercolor print and a grey 5x7” pocket. The purse is approximately 11 inches tall, 8 inches wide, and 1 inch deep. - [Navy and Vine Purse](https://www.meresart.com/store/navy-and-vine-purse/) - This hand-stitched cottagecore purse is made of buttery-soft navy natural grain cowhide leather with an olive suede wrap for a copper button. It has and adjustable 46” leafy strap and matching green-gold interior with a 6x7” cream floral pocket. The purse is 11.5 inches tall, 8.5 inches wide, and 2 inches deep. Note: the top does have a hairline scratch, hardly noticeable, but the price has been marked down for that flaw. - [Amber Ombre Gemstone Necklace](https://www.meresart.com/store/amber-ombre-gemstone-necklace/) - Made of 6mm spherical beads of Jasper, Labrodite, Golden Jade, and Honey Stone, this gemstone necklace shifts from mysterious midnight to luminous amber to snow white. It has a 16 inch diameter on stretch cord to fit over any head. - [Bluebird Feather and Gem Necklace](https://www.meresart.com/store/bluebird-feather-and-gem-necklace/) - Hanging on a 22” antique copper chain, these feathers shift from a soft grey to vibrant cobalt as they sway in the breeze, while the 6mm gemstone at the top brings to mind the rosy breast of the Eastern Bluebird it came from. All feathers are ethically collected on long walks through Virginia fields. Upon request feathers can be lightly coated in acrylic shellac to increase their durability, but keep in mind this will decrease their feathery softness. - [Edelweiss Assigned Pooling Merino-Silk Yarn](https://www.meresart.com/store/edelweiss-assigned-pooling-merino-silk-yarn/) - This hand-dyed superfine merino wool and cultivated silk blend is dyed moody greys and navy with a hint of green before a stretch of glowing ivory, perfect for assigned pooling knitting patterns. Each skein is 100 grams (3.5 ounces) and 325 yards (297 meters) of three-ply sport weight yarn from TactileDactyle. There are three skeins available, four if you don’t mind one already wound into a ball! - [Bluebells and Violets Fine Merino Wool Yarn](https://www.meresart.com/store/bluebells-and-violets-fine-merino-wool-yarn/) - This hand-dyed fine organic merino wool combines deep blues, royal purples, a hint of pink, and jade green. Anything knit from this soft and squishy yarn will conjure fantasy-level fields of wildflowers. Each skein is 100 grams(3.5 ounces) and 219 yards(200 meters) of four-ply worsted-aran weight yarn from Knomad. - [Gold to Jade Tencel-Wool Yarn Fade Set](https://www.meresart.com/store/gold-to-jade-tencel-wool-yarn-fade-set/) - These three hand-dyed skeins of a wool-tencel blend shift subtly from Jade Green to Wheat Gold for a truly one-of-a-kind fade set. Tencel is a plant-based fiber much like bamboo and is an inexpensive and eco-friendly alternative to silk. Combined with cozy recycled wool this yarn is perfect for chilly and warm-weather apparel. Each skein is 100 grams(3.5 ounces) and 383 yards(350 meters) of four-ply fingering/sock weight yarn from Knomad. - [Green and Pink Daisy Beanie](https://www.meresart.com/store/green-and-pink-daisy-beanie/) - This one-of-a-kind beanie is 9 inches tall and has a 16 inch diameter but can comfortably stretch to 26 inches and fits any adult. It is hand-dyed a subtle light green with rosy pink highlights and hand-knit from soft and cozy wool. This fall accessory should be hand-washed in cold water and air dried. - [Apparel](https://www.meresart.com/store/apparel/) - [Art](https://www.meresart.com/store/art/) - [Cedar and Oval Chrysoprase Hair Stick](https://www.meresart.com/store/cedar-and-oval-chrysoprase-hair-stick/) - This hair stick measuring 5.5 inches long is hand carved into a delicate spiral to both style easily and show the beautiful dark and light color contrast of the natural cedar, while a translucent chrysoprase gemstone affixed at the top catches the light and glows with the green of vibrant spring. More durable than your average hairclip, this is a lightweight, comfortable, and plastic-free way to style the perfect updo. - [Cedar and Window Chrysoprase Hair Stick](https://www.meresart.com/store/cedar-and-window-chrysoprase-hair-stick/) - This hair stick measuring 4.75 inches long is hand carved into a delicate spiral to both style easily and show the beautiful dark and light color contrast of the natural cedar, while a translucent chrysoprase gemstone affixed at the top catches the light and glows with the green of vibrant spring. More durable than your average hairclip, this is a lightweight, comfortable, and plastic-free way to style the perfect updo. - [Cedar and Teardrop Chrysoprase Hair Stick](https://www.meresart.com/store/cedar-and-teardrop-chrysoprase-hair-stick/) - This hair stick measuring 5 inches long is hand carved into a delicate spiral to both style easily and show the beautiful dark and light color contrast of the natural cedar, while a translucent chrysoprase gemstone affixed at the top catches the light and glows with the green of vibrant spring. More durable than your average hairclip, this is a lightweight, comfortable, and plastic-free way to style the perfect updo. - [Merino St. John's Wort Fingerless Gloves](https://www.meresart.com/store/merino-st-johns-wort-fingerless-gloves/) - These fingerless gloves are 6.5 inches long and have a 5 inch diameter at the wrist, but can comfortably stretch to 9 inches and fit most hands. They are hand-dyed a deep blue with jade highlights and hand knit from Superwash Merino wool for next-to-skin softness, with a decorative St. John’s Wort stitch down the front and back. They can be machine-washed in cold water and air dried. - [Merino-Alpaca-Silk Ginkgo Beanie](https://www.meresart.com/store/merino-alpaca-silk-ginkgo-beanie/) - This beanie is 10 inches tall and has an 18 inch diameter but can comfortably stretch to 26 inches and fits any adult. It is hand-dyed a deep forest green with gold highlights, reminiscent of Ginkgo leaves in autumn, and hand-knit from a super soft and glossy Merino wool, baby Alpaca, and Mulberry silk blend. This one of a kind accessory should be hand-washed in cold water and air dried. - [Mini Tree Watercolor](https://www.meresart.com/store/mini-tree-watercolor/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original water color measuring 3.25 x 3.75” on 140lb cold-pressed paper. - [Mini Unicorn Watercolor](https://www.meresart.com/store/mini-unicorn-watercolor/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original water color measuring 3.62 x 3” on 140lb cold-pressed paper. - [Mini Wind Watercolor](https://www.meresart.com/store/mini-wind-watercolor/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original water color measuring 3.75 x 3.12” on 140lb cold-pressed paper. - [Cicada Warrior Watercolor](https://www.meresart.com/store/cicada-warrior-watercolor/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original water color measuring 7.25 x 5.25” on 140lb cold-pressed paper. - [Poppies and Weeds Watercolor](https://www.meresart.com/store/poppies-and-weeds-watercolor/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original water color measuring 5.5 x 7.25” on 140lb cold-pressed paper. - [Moonlit Tree Oil Painting](https://www.meresart.com/store/moonlit-tree-oil-painting/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original oil painting measuring 10 ×10 inches on framed canvas. - [Forget-Me-Not Watercolor](https://www.meresart.com/store/forget-me-not-watercolor/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original water color measuring 6.75 x 6.3” on 140lb cold-pressed paper. - [Cashmere Unicorn Watercolor](https://www.meresart.com/store/cashmere-unicorn-watercolor/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original water color measuring 9.6 x 7.5” on 140lb cold-pressed paper. - [The Dragon of Safety Watercolor](https://www.meresart.com/store/the-dragon-of-safety-watercolor/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original water color measuring 6.62 x 6” on 140lb cold-pressed paper. - [Blue Silk Watercolor](https://www.meresart.com/store/blue-silk-watercolor/) - A Meredith Simkins Hayes’ original water color measuring 7.25 x 11” on 140lb cold-pressed paper. - [Mere's Art](https://www.meresart.com/store/meres-art/) ## Tags - [product](https://www.meresart.com/tag/product/) - [category](https://www.meresart.com/tag/category/) - [Art](https://www.meresart.com/tag/art/) - [Apparel](https://www.meresart.com/tag/apparel/)